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What are they going to call us next?

Sophie Young Reporter February 6, 2022

The English language enveloped words from other cultures just as European nations enveloped “discovered” countries into their empires. As a result, English-speakers are left with phrases that are a...

One woman play, Black Notes, to perform at Kent State

Stephanie Martoccia March 8, 2016

Black Notes, a one-woman play about the Black experience through history, will be performed by author Mary Weems at 6 p.m. Wednesday in Oscar Ritchie Hall.Black Notes is a monologue dynamic that covers...

Damien McClendon and his son, Nile.

Student poet juggles school and fatherhood

Daria Gaither December 11, 2015

Damien McClendon was living life as a college senior, performing poetry and traveling around the country for performances when he became a father. The news of a baby boy did not stop his dreams of becoming...

Former US Poet Laureate visits Kent State

Aaron Corpora April 4, 2015

Akron native and former United States Poet Laureate Rita Dove visited Kent State on Thursday as part of the Wick Poetry Center's reading series.Dove spent the day touring the Kent State campus, meeting...